Definitions for eighth note
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
eighth′ note`(n.)
a musical note having one eighth the time value of a whole note.
Category: Music and Dance
Origin of eighth note:
1885–90, Amer.
Princeton's WordNet
eighth note, quaver(noun)
a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note
Wiktionary
eighth note(Noun)
A note having one-eighth the duration of a whole note; a quaver
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